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| Catalog Number | Quantity |
|---|---|
| 461371000 | 100mg |
General Description
• Daptomycin is an antibiotic that activity against vancomycin-resistant gram-positive bacteria including enterococci and Staphylococcus aureus
Applications
• It has bactericidal activity against vancomycin-resistant gram-positive bacteria
• It can bind the bacterial cell membrane causing disruption of the membrane and increasing efflux of potassium ions from bacterial cells, disrupting protein, DNA, and RNA synthesis
Literature References
Kosmidis, C. and Levine, D.P., 2010. Expert Opin. Pharmacother. 11, 615. Cui, L., et al. 2006. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 50, 1079. Silverman, J.A., et al. 2003. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 47, 2538. Rybak, M.J., et al. 2000. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 44, 1062.